How inclusive is your program? Ursula Schuch Professor and Specialist

How inclusive is your program? Ursula Schuch Professor and Specialist Environmental Horticulture Special Assist. to the Vice President Diversity and Inclusiveness, ALVSCE School of Plant Sciences She/Her/Hers pronouns [email protected] Charlinda Haudley, M.Ed. Program Coordinator Sr. Office of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement She/Her/Hers pronouns [email protected]

Learning outcomes Inclusion at the UA and ALVSCE Resources at the UA and ALVSCE related to diversity and inclusion. Strategies for an inclusive Cooperative Extension program.

What is your definition of diversity and inclusion? This is what it means at the UA https://diversity.arizona.edu/ime Inclusive Excellence — the systemic, institutional, cultural transformation approach to campus diversity — is designed to engage the rich array of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni in the work of embedding diversity and inclusiveness throughout the University of Arizona. The goal is to create an engaged university that creates a welcoming campus climate that capitalizes on diversity. Inclusive Excellence is defined as a strategy for transforming the University of Arizona into an institution that conceptualizes inclusiveness and excellence as one in the same, makes inclusiveness ubiquitous, assigns responsibility for inclusiveness to everyone on campus, and utilizes a broad definition of diversity and inclusiveness. It’s everybody’s responsibility not only the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (OIME)

Diversity and Inclusion Why should we care? Basic human interaction treat everyone with respect and foster an inclusive culture it is the right thing to do People are one of the most important assets in our organization everyone should expect to work in an inclusive environment be treated equitable and fair and be appreciated for their contributions

What are some barriers to inclusion in your program? Think and write down some barriers Share and discuss with your neighbors

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What are some barriers in your program specifically related to: Relationships Access Resources Language

Diversity and Inclusion Diversity - Difference between members in a group Inclusion - How members are treated and how they feel Institutional culture: increase diversity, embrace inclusion Diverse teams work better and more productive together in an inclusive environment. Inclusiveness fosters collaboration, communication and leads to greater diversity. Businesses studies show that diversity in race and gender increased financial outcomes of companies.

Challenges to Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Campus, Classroom, Program Unconscious Bias Prejudice we are unaware of holding Gender, racial, sexual orientation bias How does unconscious bias affect students? Retention Academic development How does unconscious bias affect faculty? Lower faculty satisfaction Less productive relationships with colleagues Inequitable evaluations and promotion decisions Unfair assignment of responsibilities Deterred collaboration

Resources regarding unconscious bias Take the Project Implicit test to find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics! https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ UA OIME presentation on Unconscious Bias Request a customized presentation: [email protected] ALVSCE Diversity and Inclusion Council taped presentations on website https://compass.arizona.edu/diversity-inclusion Perspectives on Diversity & Inclusion Speaker Series: Unconscious Bias a nd Micro-Aggression Professional Empowerment Workshop Series: Addressing Bias UA HR Guide to Successful Searches

https://compass.arizona.edu/diversity-inclusion The Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences and Cooperative Extension values diversity in its people and programs and strives to foster a diverse, inclusive, fair, and respectful community. We work to implement meaningful and impactful changes in our division to continually pursue inclusive excellence. Council Inclusive Excellence Plan Professional Empowerment Workshop Series Perspectives on Diversity Speaker Series Resources Shirley O’Brien Diversity and Inclusion Award

ALVSCE D&I Council Members Ursula Schuch, Chair, Plant Sciences Trent Teegerstrom, Agricultural and Resource Economics Angela Kaczowka, Agricultural Education, Technology, and Innovation Luise King, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Katherine Broneck, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Aaron Tevik, Biosystems Engineering Nancy Rodrigues-Lorta, CALS Advising and Student Services Maria del Carmen Aranguren, Communications and Cyber Technologies Traci Armstrong Florian, Cooperative Extension Cathy Martinez, Cooperative Extension Heather Roberts-Wrenn, Division Business Services Darin Knapp, Family and Consumer Sciences Melissa Merrick, Natural Resources and the Environment Ashlee Linares-Gaffer, Nutritional Sciences Erin Korte, Plant Sciences Alex Hu, Plant Sciences Jackie Maximillian, Environmental Sciences Entomology Natural Resources and the Environment

Resources https://diversity.arizona.edu/ime

What can you do in your program area? Marketing your programs Images Flyers Access All gender bathrooms Captioning Diverse voices (minority perspective, parent veteran Partnerships, collaborations

What is your commitment to deliver inclusive programs? Questions